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Trump news at a glance: Anger grows about redactions, apparent removal of Epstein files from DoJ website

Democrat Ro Khanna and Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie in front of the White House with a crowd of people and a sign saying Epstein Transparency Act
Democrat Ro Khanna (centre), and Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are among those who have criticised the Trump administration for not fully disclosing all Epstein files. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in an apparent violation of the law mandating the near-complete disclosure of these documents by Friday.

“The justice department’s document dump this afternoon does not comply with [Republican] Thomas Massie and my Epstein Transparency Act,” Ro Khanna, the California Democratic congressman who co-authored the law requiring full disclosure of all Epstein files by 19 December, said in a video statement.

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